A warehouse belonging to pharmaceutical company Teva in Ukraine was hit twice in Russian strikes on 3 August, the company press service announced. No employees were injured during the attacks.
Teva said it is assessing the damage caused by the bombardment and taking all possible steps to minimize supply disruptions. The company confirmed its goal is to ensure Ukrainian patients retain access to essential medicines.
The company emphasized that its Ukrainian branch continues to operate despite the strikes. Teva condemned the Russian attacks, stating that they continue to claim lives, put people in danger, and destroy civilian infrastructure and Ukrainian businesses.
Teva in Ukraine is part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, a global pharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Israel. Founded in 1901, the corporation produces and distributes more than 260 pharmaceutical products across the country.
Wider damage to pharmaceutical storage facilities
The strike on the Teva warehouse occurred alongside separate damage to pharmaceutical logistics in the region. Earlier on Thursday, Russian shelling damaged warehouse facilities belonging to a commercial enterprise in Kyiv Oblast.
According to Economic Pravda, the shelling struck a logistics complex belonging to KhFK Biokon, a member of the Biokon group. The facility represents one of the largest specialized pharmaceutical storage hubs in Ukraine.
Sources cited by Economic Pravda reported that financial losses from the damage to the Biokon logistics hub could reach billions of hryvnias.
Kyiv Oblast is the administrative region surrounding Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv. The hryvnia is the national currency of Ukraine.
Destruction of commercial warehouse infrastructure
The incidents reflect widespread destruction of commercial storage infrastructure across the nation during recent conflict. According to calculations by news outlet LIGA.net based on open sources, more than 300,000 square metres of warehouse space in Ukraine were damaged or destroyed within a six-month period.
The heaviest losses by warehouse surface area were suffered by major domestic companies. These include postal and delivery operator Nova Poshta, nationwide supermarket chain ATB, and confectionery manufacturer Roshen.
Industry suppliers may need to adjust consumer prices to offset operational damage. Manufacturers and suppliers may raise prices on select goods by 15 to 20 percent to absorb losses and cover higher expenditures for alternative logistics routes.
Addressing the broader impact on national storage capacity, Taras Vysotskyi, Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, said a substantial portion of the country's modern storage facilities had been destroyed.
Vysotskyi added that despite the widespread destruction of storage hubs, the losses would not result in food shortages for the Ukrainian population.
